Needing More “Watt”age

March 4, 2009

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In researching hymns written by the incomparable Isaac Watts (1674-1748), I ran across a song I couldn’t help but post. I love both its unflinching description of the power of death and the greater power of God in Christ over death. This is the kind of music I not only want but need to hear. Enjoy “Great God, I Own Thy Sentence Just”,

Great God, I own Thy sentence just,
And nature must decay;
I yield my body to the dust,
To dwell with fellow clay.

Then shall I see Thy lovely face
With strong immortal eyes;
And feast upon Thy unknown grace
With pleasure and surprise.

Dr. Yancey C. Arrington is an eighth generation Texan, Acts 29 Network and Houston Church Planting Network fan, and Teaching Pastor at Clear Creek Community Church in the Bay Area of Houston. He is also author of Preaching That Moves People and TAP: Defeating the Sins That Defeat You, and periodically writes for Acts 29 and The Gospel Coalition.